ABA's Dan Cullen to Retire
Dan Cullen, the American Booksellers Association's senior strategy officer, is retiring at the end of the year. He has been with the organization for 35 years.
Cullen started his career in bookselling in Massachusetts and joined ABA in 1986 as editor of ABA Newswire, the printed predecessor to Bookselling This Week. Over his 35-year tenure at the association, he served as information department director, senior director of editorial content, and content officer, overseeing publications such as the monthly American Bookseller magazine, the Indie Next Lists, and many other information projects.
In his current role as senior strategy officer, Cullen is responsible for helping direct ABA strategy, the association’s advocacy efforts, the annual ABACUS report, and media and press relations.